discussion of Dreamwidth features in MetaTalk

[brainwane]

Some MetaFilter members who currently discuss US politics in "megathreads" on the blue are discussing whether to try to move that kind of synthesis and discussion to some other platform(s), and I mentioned Dreamwidth communities. I'd love for folks here who have experience modding or administering DW communities to comment in that thread; darkstar and, later, TWinbrook8 have multiple comments asking questions that I could use help answering.

Comments

[brainwane]

I posted a long comment but could still use help from anyone who has experience modding lively or paid communities on DW!

[moem]

Wish I could help here, but I've only ever modded very small and calm communities. Well, I'm a moderator on the Linux Mint forum, but that's a very different kind of experience.

[viggorlijah]

I am wavering on quitting MF altogether. I have a generally okay experience but then I rock up against awareness of the hidden shoals and remember that I'm self-censoring on the site and that lots of other people are too. I put a lot of effort at one point into engagement there for fanfare and women's posting, and I don't know if I would do the same again.

[falena]

Anything that brings interaction and discussions to DW sounds excellent to me, so thanks for suggesting DW (I'm not superfamiliar with MF, BTW, I only lurk there sporadically). Wish I could jump in to help you buy I've never been a mod on a comm here.

[grayduck]

I really love the DW/LJ format and think it could work well for a megathread-type community. I probably wouldn't be a part of it - I'm one of the "you took away my megathread fix!...thank you, I actually really needed someone to take away my fix" contingent. But I think that the posting/threading/commenting set-up could do what needs doing for the megathread in exile.

[foxfirefey]

Okay I made a biiiiig long post about how things could potentially work, but apparently I already missed the target which has moved to here!